Original Text: Sentence Rephrasing
Although biomedical research incorporates rigorous scientific rules and is often critically scrutinized by peers, the information can nevertheless be warped—by ending a study because the results are disappointing; changing rules mid-study; not trying to publish negative results; publicizing preliminary results even with final and less positive results in hand; skimming over or even not acknowledging drawbacks; and, especially, casting the results in the best light or, as scientists say, buffing them."
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Revised Text:
Although biomedical research incorporates rigorous scientific rules and is often critically scrutinized by peers, the information can nevertheless be warped by; ending a study because the results are disappointing, changing rules mid-study, not publishing negative results, publicizing preliminary results even with final and less positive results in hand, skimming over or even not acknowledging drawbacks, and especially, casting the results in the best light, or as scientists say, "buffing them".
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